Bill Nye confronts creationism [video]

Bill Nye might have seemed wild and crazy in his Science Guy persona, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t take the subject seriously and believe – strongly – that others should to and seriously consider the broader consequences of teaching children creationism.

With a measure of class and patience that’s admirable in any debate, he explains why this country needs its youth to be literate in the sciences, a position we’re pretty sure he never believed he’d have to defend .